Chess quiz - Chess club GO! atheneum Mariakerke

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1. Which is worth more: a rook or a knight?*

a horse

a tower

knight and rook are worth the same amount

the pieces have no value at all

2. Which is worth more: a knight or a bishop?*

a horse

a runner

knight and bishop are both worth the same amount

this is unimportant, as long as you enjoy the game

3. How many points are all the white pieces (without the king) worth together? Tip: a queen (9), a rook (5), a bishop (3), a knight (3), a pawn (1).*

16, because two times eight is sixteen

4. Which pieces are allowed backwards?*

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no piece, you have to play chess forward, of course

all pieces except the pawns; they may not move backwards either

all pieces except the king

5. What is another word for draw?*

pat

draw

misery

stalemate

6. When does the game become a draw?*

(A) when only kings remain

(B) at pat

A and B are both correct

A and B are incorrect

7. What is it called when a pawn reaches the other side?*

the pawn gets a raise

skirt

promote

prolong

8. Which pieces can be promoted?*

only pawns

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all pieces except the king

A, B and C are incorrect

9. Which pieces may you ask for when a pawn reaches the other side?*

a piece beaten from you

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all pieces except pawn and king

only a lady

10. At the start of a game, the white pawns stand*

on the b-line

on the g-line

in the 2nd row

in the 7th row

11. How do you lay down the board? What is the colour of the top left and bottom right spaces?*

top left is black, bottom right is black

top left is white, bottom right is white

top left is white, bottom right is black

it depends on which colour you play with

12. At the start of the game, the white king stands*

on a black field

on a white field

it depends on which colour you play with

it depends on how the board is rotated

13. What is the name of the move where you swap the rook and the king?*

blockade

rocquefort

skirt

roast

14. On a castling, the king does*

two steps aside

three steps aside

sometimes two, sometimes three steps aside

it depends on whether you smoke long or short

15. Your two tokens are not beaten. What colour are they on?*

one bishop stands on a white square, the other on a black square

it depends on what moves they did

both tokens are on a black field

both tokens are on a white square

16. How many squares does a chess board have?*

100

it's not really important, but it happens to be 64

an odd number

17. Which is more important?*

beating a lady because it is worth the most

make sure not to be matched, otherwise you lose the game

leave with your lady if it has been attacked, otherwise your lady will be beaten

mate, because then you win the game

18. It is not good to hit a covered piece*

this is true, otherwise you will be hit back

this is untrue if you have an advantageous exchange

this is certainly true if you are in check

it's best to try, because your opponent might not see that he can hit you back

19. If you are in check you can*

cover the king, move away or capture the piece that puts you in check

place a piece between, leave or cover the king

move away, place a piece in between or capture the piece that puts you in check

placing a piece between, capturing or covering the king

20. How many points do you get for pat and mat?*

mate = 1 point; pat is 2 points

mate = 1 point; stalemate is ½ point

mate = ½ point; pat is ½ point

mate = ½ point; stalemate is 1 point

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